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Is losing a mobile device really such a big deal?
Comment Losing a mobile device is a common occurrence - but that's doesn't mean it's not serious. Jon Collins looks at what businesses can do to protect themselves from this vulnerability. These days, it's no surprise to anybody that staff... [24 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment In an exclusive interview, former MySQL boss and silicon.com Agenda Setter, Marten Mickos talks to Tim Ferguson about the state of open source, Oracle's plans to buy Sun Microsystems and the value of working with people who... [19 Nov 2009]
Unified comms: What it needs to succeed
Comment Unified comms holds plenty of promise but businesses hoping to use it must first consider why uptake has been so slow, says Jim Mortleman. Vendors may be making a lot of noise about unified communications and collaboration (UCC) but the... [17 Nov 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should your business be on Twitter?
Comment As the hype around microblogging builds, should your business join the tweet-fest or keep schtum? silicon.com's Natasha Lomas deconstructs this Digital Dilemma. So you've heard about Twitter. You might even know what the word 'tweet' means. [16 Nov 2009]
Windows Mobile Device Management and Security: A Vital Investment With Rapid Payback
White Paper With the integration of various resource management tools (combining the benefits of both mobile devices and desktop systems), Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions are becoming vital in the rapid introduction of... [11 Nov 2009]
No more tax breaks for offshoring?
Comment Soon offshoring will no longer offer the considerable tax incentive it has to date. Lawyers Belinda Doshi and Nick Beecham explain how financial firms can protect their business. Banks, insurance companies and other financial services... [11 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment Indian outsourcers certainly have the cash - so why aren't they buying up their competitors? Saritha Rai finds out. They have accumulated piles of cash so you would think top Indian outsourcing firms... [06 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment In an exclusive interview, Wikipedia founder and silicon.com Agenda Setter Jimmy Wales talks to Natasha Lomas about what's next for Wikipedia and why the site needs geeks of all kinds. If you've ever written something about Jimmy Wales... [05 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News The UK will never create a software giant to rival the likes of Microsoft, Google or Oracle. That's the sobering conclusion of the silicon.com CIO Jury which voted 10 to two against, when asked whether the UK could create a global... [03 Nov 2009]
Maemo and Android: Symbian's open source rivals up the pressure
News While Symbian continues to dominate the smartphone market it could soon be facing increasing competition from a new quarter - Maemo. There's no debating that the Symbian platform remains the daddy of the smartphone world: one in every... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo Since Google launched its Wave collaboration platform this year businesses have been testing how they can make use of the system. The Wave platform offers users a chance to chat and work together in real-time within a... [02 Nov 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Uneconomics
Comment Compiled at the IoD, Pall Mall, London, and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi connection. For more than a year now I have been in a state of mild bewilderment while watching and listening to the economic... [29 Oct 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should I add my boss as a Facebook friend?
Comment What do you do when the 'One new friend request' on Facebook is from a work colleague? silicon.com's Natasha Lomas deconstructs this Digital Dilemma… It's the mother of digital conundrums: you log into your Facebook account and there's a... [28 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment Amazon's Kindle e-book and Google's Book Search will change the way we read books forever. And that will keep the lawyers plenty busy, says Callum Sinclair. The internet, as the daddy of all disruptive technologies, heralded a new era of... [27 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Following its sale by parent company Ford last year, car maker Jaguar Land Rover has had to face the thorny problem of cutting itself loose from Ford's web of business applications. JLR is spending £200m separating its IT operations from... [26 Oct 2009]
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